Olivia Garro
@toujoursbizarre.bsky.social
Art history PhD candidate at CAMC Coventry in Guazzo’s Compendium Maleficarum and iconographies of witchcraft.
British Museum events assistant
AAH DECR committee deputy chair
British Museum events assistant
AAH DECR committee deputy chair
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June 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Earlier this week I helped clean a 1920s sign that St Albans Museum (where I volunteer sometimes) rescued from the old Ballito stockings factory. It was quite dirty, but no major restoration work was needed. BUT,
July 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Earlier this week I helped clean a 1920s sign that St Albans Museum (where I volunteer sometimes) rescued from the old Ballito stockings factory. It was quite dirty, but no major restoration work was needed. BUT,
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Don't forget that we are recruiting for our new committee! If you have any questions, please email us as we are happy to answer.
Keep on scrolling to see what roles we are recruiting for the next academic year!
Keep on scrolling to see what roles we are recruiting for the next academic year!
📢 CALL FOR NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS! 📢
History Lab warmly invites applications for its 2025-2026 Committee. History Lab is the national body, hosted at the @ihr.bsky.social, which represents over 1,500 graduate students of history across the UK.
Keep on reading for the available roles and deadline!
History Lab warmly invites applications for its 2025-2026 Committee. History Lab is the national body, hosted at the @ihr.bsky.social, which represents over 1,500 graduate students of history across the UK.
Keep on reading for the available roles and deadline!
July 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Don't forget that we are recruiting for our new committee! If you have any questions, please email us as we are happy to answer.
Keep on scrolling to see what roles we are recruiting for the next academic year!
Keep on scrolling to see what roles we are recruiting for the next academic year!
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Our conference has kicked off! We were welcomed by History Lab's Chair @thomascryer.bsky.social, Director of @ihr.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social, and Professor Neil Forbes from Coventry University who is delivering his keynote speech 👨🏫
Don't forget that you can join us online! 💻
Don't forget that you can join us online! 💻
July 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Our conference has kicked off! We were welcomed by History Lab's Chair @thomascryer.bsky.social, Director of @ihr.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social, and Professor Neil Forbes from Coventry University who is delivering his keynote speech 👨🏫
Don't forget that you can join us online! 💻
Don't forget that you can join us online! 💻
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Too busy chairing the last panel to share about the papers individually, but some fascinating talks by @toujoursbizarre.bsky.social , Dan Harms and Neil Tarrant!
#MagicWitchCon
#MagicWitchCon
June 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Too busy chairing the last panel to share about the papers individually, but some fascinating talks by @toujoursbizarre.bsky.social , Dan Harms and Neil Tarrant!
#MagicWitchCon
#MagicWitchCon
What I mean when I tell my friends that I’m not sure I deserve a PhD is that I’ve just spent the past five minutes annoyed at some water for not boiling when I simply had not turned on the stove
April 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
What I mean when I tell my friends that I’m not sure I deserve a PhD is that I’ve just spent the past five minutes annoyed at some water for not boiling when I simply had not turned on the stove
Best adventure ever! Can’t wait for the next one!🧙🏻♀️
Back home after the #rsa2025 and a wonderful week in Boston! It wouldn’t have been complete with out a visit to Salem too!
Thanks @toujoursbizarre.bsky.social for being the best travel buddy!
Thanks @toujoursbizarre.bsky.social for being the best travel buddy!
March 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Best adventure ever! Can’t wait for the next one!🧙🏻♀️
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Celebrating scholarship and creativity #RSA2025 Star papers, lovely friends including @mikkibrock.bsky.social @ellenwerner.bsky.social @pjsalzman.bsky.social
@jmhclark.bsky.social
@drandrewsneddon.bsky.social @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social @toujoursbizarre.bsky.social @hsbamford.bsky.social
@jmhclark.bsky.social
@drandrewsneddon.bsky.social @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social @toujoursbizarre.bsky.social @hsbamford.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Celebrating scholarship and creativity #RSA2025 Star papers, lovely friends including @mikkibrock.bsky.social @ellenwerner.bsky.social @pjsalzman.bsky.social
@jmhclark.bsky.social
@drandrewsneddon.bsky.social @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social @toujoursbizarre.bsky.social @hsbamford.bsky.social
@jmhclark.bsky.social
@drandrewsneddon.bsky.social @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social @toujoursbizarre.bsky.social @hsbamford.bsky.social
We’re shipping up to Boston (and bringing witchcraft!) #rsa #rensa25 #boston #witchcraft #witchcraftstudies
March 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We’re shipping up to Boston (and bringing witchcraft!) #rsa #rensa25 #boston #witchcraft #witchcraftstudies
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There's still time to get your abstracts in for the CREMS Magic and Witchcraft conference!
Please share widely in this low-algorithm world 💌
Please share widely in this low-algorithm world 💌
📣CALL FOR PAPERS 📣
The CREMS Magic and Witchcraft Conference is back for 2025! Come join us in York (24th - 25th June) to tackle the gnarly question - what is a witch?
Answers in abstract form, please - due 14th March 😊🧙♀️
The CREMS Magic and Witchcraft Conference is back for 2025! Come join us in York (24th - 25th June) to tackle the gnarly question - what is a witch?
Answers in abstract form, please - due 14th March 😊🧙♀️
February 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
There's still time to get your abstracts in for the CREMS Magic and Witchcraft conference!
Please share widely in this low-algorithm world 💌
Please share widely in this low-algorithm world 💌
“The witch-burner’s MEIN KAMPF”?!?
WTF call me an academic snob but this sums up PERFECTLY my problem with non-specialistic publications about witchcraft
WTF call me an academic snob but this sums up PERFECTLY my problem with non-specialistic publications about witchcraft
February 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“The witch-burner’s MEIN KAMPF”?!?
WTF call me an academic snob but this sums up PERFECTLY my problem with non-specialistic publications about witchcraft
WTF call me an academic snob but this sums up PERFECTLY my problem with non-specialistic publications about witchcraft
I wish I could be sarcastic about working at 9PM on a Saturday on the lines of “do a PhD, they said, it’ll be fun, they said” but everyone did indeed warn me and it is just completely, thoroughly, truly my fault
February 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I wish I could be sarcastic about working at 9PM on a Saturday on the lines of “do a PhD, they said, it’ll be fun, they said” but everyone did indeed warn me and it is just completely, thoroughly, truly my fault
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Join us on Monday 18th November for our Abstract Writing Workshop to help you craft clear, engaging and successful abstracts!
Use the link below to book onto this extremely informative workshop!
history.ac.uk/events/abstr...
Join us on Monday 18th November for our Abstract Writing Workshop to help you craft clear, engaging and successful abstracts!
Use the link below to book onto this extremely informative workshop!
history.ac.uk/events/abstr...
November 13, 2024 at 2:34 PM
📢NOW AVAILABLE TO BOOK!
Join us on Monday 18th November for our Abstract Writing Workshop to help you craft clear, engaging and successful abstracts!
Use the link below to book onto this extremely informative workshop!
history.ac.uk/events/abstr...
Join us on Monday 18th November for our Abstract Writing Workshop to help you craft clear, engaging and successful abstracts!
Use the link below to book onto this extremely informative workshop!
history.ac.uk/events/abstr...
#historians #arthistorians of #witchcraft help! I’m hoping to argue that this print in Guazzo’s Compendiun Maleficarum is the ONLY image showing animals that are witches transformed (to enter the victims’ houses more easily) and NOT familiars as all other images. Anyone knows of others?
September 19, 2024 at 11:17 AM
#historians #arthistorians of #witchcraft help! I’m hoping to argue that this print in Guazzo’s Compendiun Maleficarum is the ONLY image showing animals that are witches transformed (to enter the victims’ houses more easily) and NOT familiars as all other images. Anyone knows of others?